Bob Fitzgerald (Journalist)Wiki, Age, Wife, Height, Family, Salary, Net Worth, Twitter, Children, Warriors
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Bob Fitzgerald Wiki – Bob Fitzgerald Biography
Bob Fitzgerald born Robert James Fitzgerald is an American sports broadcaster who is currently the TV play-by-play announcer for the NBA’s Golden State Warriors on NBC Sports Bay Area and was a co-host of the radio talk show Fitz and Brooks on KNBR with Rod Brooks. He gained notoriety on KNBR as the host of the 10:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. sports talk show “Up All Night.”
He was a co-host of the Fitz and Brooks show from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. on KNBR 680. He is currently in his 24th season as a television play-by-play announcer for the Golden State Warriors. In addition to announcing 71 Warriors games on NBC Sports Bay Area, he also continues to maintain an active role on the “Warriors Weekly Roundtable” and postgame radio shows throughout the basketball season. Since his arrival, the Warriors broadcast team, including color commentator Jim Barnett, has received 12 nominations and won two Emmys for “Best Live Sports Broadcast,” the initial two for the organization. Fitzgerald has previously received six Emmy nominations for “Best On-Camera” and was awarded the Emmy for “Best On-Camera, Play-by-Play Sports” for Northern California in 2007 and 2014. He also spent six years as the play-by-play voice for Sega Sports and ESPN’s NBA Basketball video game series.
Fitzgerald has nearly 20 years of experience broadcasting Olympic sports. He was the play-by-play basketball announcer covering the London 2012 Summer Olympics for NBC Sports and called NBC Sports coverage of water polo at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Fitzgerald was the radio broadcaster covering basketball at the Athens 2004 Summer Olympics and also called swimming at the Atlanta 1996 Summer Olympics.
He has called National Football League games for the Westwood One and Sports USA radio networks. He currently handles San Francisco 49ers preseason broadcasts and served as the play-by-play voice for the Arena Football League’s San Jose SaberCats, an organization that is now defunct. Fitzgerald was selected to be a play-by-play announcer for TNT and NBA TV’s first-round coverage of the 2020 NBA playoffs he worked with Jim Jackson.
He graduated from Serra High School in nearby San Mateo and the University of Notre Dame. He also earned a master’s degree in sports management from Ohio State University. While at Notre Dame, he worked as a play-by-play broadcaster for Fighting Irish football and basketball on-campus radio station WVFI.
Bob Fitzgerald Age
He was born in 1966 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bob Fitzgerald Wife
He married his wife Carol Fitzgerald in 1990 and lived together until 2016 when she passed away.
Bob Fitzgerald Children
He has three children from his marriage with his late wife Carol.
Bob Fitzgerald Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches tall.
